Salina Jivani: Homage: Prince Karim Aga Khan IV

The life and legacy of a world-renowned visionary and global peace champion.

February 4, 2025, was a day of unfathomable grief for the Ismaili community. As the news trickled in in the late afternoon on the east coast of the U.S., the first hint of twilight had not yet penetrated the sky. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, had passed peacefully in his home in Lisbon, Portugal, surrounded by family, nearly two months after the commemoration of his 88th birthday on December 13.

For Aga Khan’s approximately 12-15 million Ismaili Muslim followers residing on nearly every continent, the news of his demise came as a seismic blow.

More at the source https://www.khabar.com/magazine/features/homage-prince-karim-aga-khan-iv

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